鸟不生蛋，狗不拉屎 in English niao3 bu4 sheng1 dan4 , gou3 bu4 la1 shi3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically god-forsaken
  • remote and desolate

Simplified Characters

鸟 不 生 蛋 ， 狗 不 拉 屎

Traditional Characters

鳥 不 生 蛋 ， 狗 不 拉 屎

Pinyin

niao3 bu4 sheng1 dan4 , gou3 bu4 la1 shi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

鸟niao3variant of 屌[diao3] 不bu4(negative prefix) 生sheng1to be born 蛋dan4variant of 蜑[Dan4] ， 狗gou3dog 不bu4(negative prefix) 拉la1to pull 屎shi3stool